Textile Design @ Jefferson: August 2013

Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Calling All Artists: Design NPR's Next Tee

NPR is teaming up with Threadless to host a tee shirt design competition.
Details can be found here: http://www.threadless.com/npr/
Cash prize!

Colleen O'Donnell in New Zealand

Textile Design undergrad Colleen O'Donnell is spending the Fall semester studying abroad at Massey University in Wellington, New Zealand. In addition to her courses, she has spent time hiking and traveling. Recently Colleen did a Lord of the Rings tour and hiked the Tongariro Crossing. Watch the blog for more images and stories from Colleen's adventures.

Colleen in front of Mount Doom from Lord of the Rings.

The Bachelors of Science in Textile Design and Masters of Science in Textile Design programs provide integration and balance between creative design and technology. In the undergraduate program, students explore weaving, knitting and printing, with the opportunity for advanced course work in the areas of their choice. Students in the graduate program are required to specialize in one area (knit, weave or print), but are encouraged to incorporate the other areas of textile design through their foundation courses, elective or design studio work.

Design research is stressed from the beginning of the programs. Being in the a major city is a great resource as is The Design Center at Jefferson with its textile collection from around the world.